Firefighter Line of Duty Deaths
Okla. Firefighter Dies After Collapsing at Grass Fire
An Oklahoma firefighter died Sunday after collapsing late last month while fighting a grass and building fire.
Capt. Kyle King, 53, collapsed July 29 while battling the blazes with the Perry Fire Department, according to the USFA.
King had 23 years of service with the department.
The cause of death is pending.
Crews were fighting the fires during extremely hot weather.
"Between the heat and the (heaviness of the) equipment, he was just overcome," Perry Chief Wayne Emmon told NewsOK.com.
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